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Light-hearted - What's the most trivial reason you've broken up with someone/declined a date?

415 replies

WokeOnTheWater · 21/03/2020 12:44

Inspired by a different, more serious, thread but thought there must be some great, light-hearted stories about ridiculous, trivial or unreasonable things that have given you the 'ick'.

Gotta pass the time while we're all stuck inside.

OP posts:
pussycatinboots · 21/03/2020 19:48

He had blow-dried hair, he asked my BOSS if I had a boy friend while they were in the gents loo Shock and his name was Trevor.

conduitoffortune · 21/03/2020 20:12

OLD. Called his son as 'little man', every single time he referenced him. This really began to grate after 76 'little mans' so I asked what his son's actual name was and he refused to tell me Confused apparently his son's first name is far too confidential to share on a first date. The importance of keeping sensitive information private stop him from asking me whether I shave or not though!

TooMinty · 21/03/2020 20:13

He wore an anorak (I was 14 to be fair!)

usersouthcoast · 21/03/2020 20:14

It was raining so I couldn't be bothered to go on a second date.

He asked me on a second second date a week later, and we are now married with three children.

FredaFox · 21/03/2020 20:21

He was too effeminate, couldn’t stop thinking about what my friends would think

2020in2020 · 21/03/2020 20:21

I’ve told these on here before but he refused to name his favourite member of Take That in a lighthearted pub conversation with my parents as he “didn’t get involved in popular culture”

Oct18mummy · 21/03/2020 20:22

He shaved his head

PenguinsOnParade · 21/03/2020 20:24

I got fed up of people asking me if I was still going out with him. We were only 11 to be fair, but I still feel bad as he was a really nice guy and we're still friendly now.

namechangecareerchange · 21/03/2020 20:24

@TaterWaffle I work with him!!! Drives me INSANE. Early 50s?

MaeveDidIt · 21/03/2020 20:28

He wore horrendous winklepickers.

Hoppinggreen · 21/03/2020 20:28

When I was about 16 the school hunk asked me to go with him to a fancy dress party. I was over the moon until I arrived and found he was dressed as Robin Hood and was wearing green tights!
Put me right off and I ended up getting off with someone else

LadyB49 · 21/03/2020 20:40

He had a slightly weak chin. And I'm ashamed of myself for that.
He was also a little effeminate. But in truth was a nice guy.

TaterWaffle · 21/03/2020 20:42

namechangecareerchange

I think he’d be about 55 now? He worked in a university.

lifeisgoodmostofthetime · 21/03/2020 20:50

He looked like he's had a perm

libertyminty · 21/03/2020 20:51

My best friend confessed she thought that he looked like he smelt of egg. Much to my dismay I knew what she meant. Couldn’t continue with the relationship after that.

namechangecareerchange · 21/03/2020 21:22

Ah... not the same guy... mine works in law...
Please... shoot... me... 😂

happytobeheresparkl · 21/03/2020 21:38

Reminded me to much of my parents...

chockaholic72 · 21/03/2020 21:39

Dumped the first one because he finished a jigsaw I’d been working on for ages when I was having an early night. Finished with the second one because we were playing Pictionary with his family and neither he nor any of his family knew what a centaur was. When I did it he nearly started crying and said “it’s because of that man-horse-thing isn’t it?” I lied and said it wasn’t him, it was me.

I am so shallow. And still single.

ArthurDentsSpaceTowel · 21/03/2020 21:44

This one's a bit boring but he asked me out, I agreed and then the next day he kissed me and I felt absolutely nothing. I couldn't go through with a date and told him so rather awkwardly.

TaterWaffle · 21/03/2020 22:09

Maybe..they’re brothers............

Consider yourself shot...bang.....

NiceLegsShameAboutTheFace · 21/03/2020 22:30

Mind bogglingly terrible sex. Just awful. Awful. So bad it couldn't be worked on. Just awful.

Think he might have passed my way, too. Having said that, there's been a few Grin

SocksForceFive · 21/03/2020 22:50

@GalleyHead I asked him where in Ireland he was from and he said "Milton Keynes". Unreal!

Russellbrandshair · 21/03/2020 22:51

He was training to be a doctor and told me my veins were perfect for a canula, for some reason I was instantly turned off

Russellbrandshair · 21/03/2020 22:53

When I did it he nearly started crying and said “it’s because of that man-horse-thing isn’t it?” I lied and said it wasn’t him, it was me

Hahaha! 😆

DeathByMascara · 21/03/2020 22:58

I was very young. He was stunning. Pecs you could grate cheese on, arms that threatened to rip his t-shirt, beautiful face. So flattered when he asked for my number, started up some text flirtation. Things got a bit hot.

Then he texted 'I pull you up on to my waste' and I withdrew all affection immediately.